Announcements

eSRA posts updates to the system here and maintains them on this site for about six months. If you need access to prior announcements, contact eSRAHelp@lbl.gov and the eSRA Functional Lead will retrieve them for you.

The January 2018 eSRA upgrade to the
underlying software application incorporates an upgrade to the SF424 module
supporting the new NIH Adobe Forms E and customizations for the NIH Grants.gov
upload Views 8.0 (for R01, R21, and other NIH Grants.gov proposals) and 8.3
(for fellowships).

The attached document highlights the changes
to the look and feel you will experience for the NIH Grants.gov proposals now
using Adobe Forms E. See the
announcement eSRA Upgrade January 2018
for changes to the general eSRA software.

If you experience any problems, or receive
unexpected error messages related to Adobe Forms E funding opportunities,
contact eSRAHelp@lbl.gov immediately so we can assist you and
minimize your time and frustration.

The January 2018 eSRA upgrade is to the
underlying software application, not the LBNL customizations. This is required to keep current with the
software and vendor support. We also
upgraded the SF424 module to accommodate the new NIH Forms E for Grants.gov
submissions.

The attached document highlights the changes
to the look and feel you will experience.
Basic functionality for most of eSRA remains the same. See the announcement eSRA SF424 Upgrade January 2018 for changes you can expect for the
NIH Grants.gov Forms E functionality.

The eSRA Training environment access portal has changed which some of you use for practice or to capture and send screen shots to others that you work with. If you need access, please contact eSRAHelp@lbl.gov for the new URL.

The eSRA Streamlining Project is performing a thorough review of eSRA Views, Activities, and Workspaces to address problems resulting from the phased implementation of eSRA including:

•The terms RAPID, OSPIP, and LOB will be removed from questions and help text.

•New technology will utilize conditional display of questions to improve experiences between proposals types and lines of business. This will result in questions being hidden that are not needed based on answers to questions on prior Views in the proposal.

•We will improve help text by including links to reference documents centralized on the eSRA Informational website where appropriate.

•We will clarify questions and help text for nuanced differences between proposal types and lines of business.

•We will implement standardized use of terms, (e.g Direct and Prime Sponsor).

The attached documents itemize the optimizations included with each Production Release